Alexander N'Doumbou

Alexander N'Doumbou
Personal information
Full name Alexander A. N'Doumbou
Date of birth 4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) (age 20)
Place of birth Port-Gentil, Gabon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Orléans
(on loan from Marseille)
Number 25
Youth career
1998–2004 Sogara
2004–2005 FC Carpentras
2005–2006 Martigues
2006–2010 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Marseille 2 (0)
2011– → Orléans (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2011– Gabon 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2-11.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2010

Alexander A. N'Doumbou (born 4 January 1992) is a Gabonese football player of Chinese heritage who currently plays for US Orléans on loan from Olympique de Marseille. He plays as a wide midfielder capable of playing on either side of the field and joined Marseille in 2006. N'Doumbou also plays for the Gabon national team having earned his first call up to the team by former coach Alain Giresse in November 2009.[1] He made his professional debut on 9 January 2010, five days after his 18th birthday, in a Coupe de France match against amateur club Trélissac.[2]

N'Doumbou was born in Port-Gentil to a Gabonese father and a Chinese mother who had previously met in China where his father was attending school.[3] He began his football career at Division 1 Gabonese club AS Sogara. At the age of 12, N'Doumbou departed the country for France joining local club FC Carpentras in the south of France. He later had a stint at Martigues before joining Olympique de Marseille on a trial. After excelling at the trials, N'Doumbou was offered an aspirant (youth) contract. While in the club's youth academy, he was captain of the Marseille under-17 team that won the 2008–09 Championnat National Under-17 league title. On 18 November 2009, N'Doumbou signed his first professional contract. The contract took effect on 1 July 2011 as the player had to play out the two years left on his élite contract.[4][5]

On 10 August 2011, N'Doumbou joined Orléans on a one-year loan.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ndoumbou dit non… pour l’instant" (in French). Bongo Doit Partir Gabon. 3 November 2009. http://www.bdpgabon.org/articles/2009/11/03/gabon-ndoumbou-dit-non-pour-linstant/. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  2. ^ "Trélissac v. Marseille Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 9 January 2010. http://www.lfp.fr/coupeFrance/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2009/2010&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=T94&num_ordre=2. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  3. ^ ""En 2012, je répondrais présent", Alexander Ndoumbou, international gabonais" (in French). Gabonews. 26 January 2010. http://www.gabonews.ga/index.php/actualite/sports/football/900-l-en-2012-je-repondrais-present-r-alexander-ndoumbou-internationale-gabonais-. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  4. ^ "Osei et Ndoumbou vont passer pro" (in French). Mercato 365. 18 November 2009. http://www.mercato365.com/infos-clubs/marseille/article_362440_OM-Osei-et-Ndoumbou-vont-passer-pro.shtml. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  5. ^ "Alexander N’Doumbou dans le groupe pour Valenciennes" (in French). Espoirs du Football. 25 September 2009. http://www.espoirsdufootball.com/8753-om-alexander-ndoumbou-dans-le-groupe-pour-valenciennes.html. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "Ndoumbou (OM) prêté à Orléans" (in French). L'Équipe. France. 10 August 2011. http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110810_111619_ndoumbou-prete-a-orleans.html. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 

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